Let me just put this out there – I LOVE my slow cooker! Yes. There is nothing like taking a few minutes in the morning to throw together dinner, pop it in the slow cooker and let it cook away. No muss, no fuss. I get to enjoy some quiet time in the afternoon and when the boys woke up …
10 Family Approved 21 Day Fix Extreme Recipes
When I first told my husband I was going to be changing up our meals and how I cook so I can follow the 21 Day Fix Extreme plan, he rolled his eyes and made a snarky remark about getting to eat cardboard for dinner. Anyone else have a similar reaction? Well, honey, challenge accepted! He was pleasantly surprised …
Fixed Up General Tso’s Chicken
So my husband has ALWAYS been big on getting Chinese take out and HATES that I don’t enjoy partaking too. Of course, I LOVE the food, but I always blow up like a hot air balloon afterwards because of all of the sodium that goes into the food – and well, the whole ‘after’ experience is just not something that …
Pumpkin Brownies
Looking for a treat that will satisfy that sweet tooth of yours on the 21 Day Fix? You absolutely need to try these pumpkin brownies! I will caution you, you are allotted ONE brownie (this recipe makes 16) which would be equivalent to one yellow treat swap. The macros on these bad boys are right in line with what a …
Harvest Squash Soup
Let me start by saying WOW. WOW WOW WOW! I just LOVE FALL and everything about the foods that come along with the season! Soups, game day chili, slow cooker meals, roasts and everything pumpkin! Squash is something I have been cooking with for only a couple of years now and I just LOVE it. It is NOT one of …
Pumpkin Apple Butter Shakeology
Yes – you heard me correctly. Pumpkin Apple Butter Shakeology. Does that sound weird? NAH! Think of it like you do applesauce. 🙂 THIS recipe just SCREAMS FALL FLAVOR! My mom and I took the boys apple picking recently and I made a batch of 21 Day Fix approved Pumpkin Apple Butter, which I made in the slow …
Pumpkin Apple Butter
Apple butter is one of those foods that reminds me of my grandmother — my mom’s mom. She was the kindest woman with the BEST laugh. She was grandma. She was always cooking up something good in the kitchen or baking lots of cookies for the grandkids – oh how she loved to spoil us with sweets when we were …
21 Day Fix Chicken Marsala
My 21 Day Fix Chicken Marsala is absolutely delicious and I cannot wait to make it again! The next time I make it, I will be adding more mushrooms, for sure! They were so good! I will also be looking for a Marsala Cooking wine that is a little lower in sodium – it could be worse and this is …
21 Day Fix French Toast
When I was pregnant, one of my cravings was French Toast. Come to find out, the hospital where I delivered our boys has some AMAZING bad-for-you French Toast that I totally ate and LOVED. I haven’t had it again until just the other day when I made this! No, I am not pregnant, but a girl is allowed to want …
Herb Marinated Pork Loin Chop
This Herb Marinated Pork Loin Chop is not only DELICIOUS, but it is also 21 Day Fix approved! Let me tell you – this recipe was FULL of flavor and is now a new favorite – I made it twice!! The fresh herbs really help to give the meat a great punch of flavor! After assembling the meat with the …